Guitar and Stringed instrument repair

At Hawkins Guitar we specialize in the repair of stringed instruments from Guitar to Ukulele to Mandolin repairs and more. Whether you are in need of a professional set up, neck reset, sound enhancement or even refinishing we do it all and we do it right. Often I am asked if I do repairs followed by comments like "I would rather have a Professional Guitar Builder fix my guitar" and as a player myself I get that!

If you need repairs done and would like to discuss it please CONTACT US with any questions

guitar repair prices

Parts not included unless specified

Set-up is not included in repair prices

FREE Repair Estimate

FREE Major Repair/Restoration Estimate

Bench Rate $75.00 per hour

Guitar Set Up and Maintenance

Acoustic Full Set Up (Includes fret leveling and polishing) $100

Electric Full Set Up (includes fret leveling and polishing) $100

12 String Full Set Up (includes fret leveling up) $150

Re-Fret $250 (includes set up - add $25 for a new nut if required)

Re-Fret with Stainless Steel Frets $400 (includes set up - add $25 for a new nut if required)

Re-Fret with Evo Gold Frets $300 (includes set up - add $25 for a new nut if required)

Partial Re-Fret $15 per fret (standard)

Partial Re-Fret $20 per fret (maple Fret Board)

Re-Fret - Bound Fingerboard $300 (includes set up - add $25 for a new nut if required)

Re-Fret - Maple Fingerboard $300 (includes set up - add $25 for a new nut if required)

Re-Fret - Maple Fingerboard $500 (if refinishing is required)

Fret Dress $120 (includes set up)

Guitar Neck Reset - $400 and up (quoted by the job -set up is not included)

Custom Nut Work

New Bone Guitar and Bass Nut $45

New 12 string Guitar Nut $75

New Saddle $45.00 (bone or horn)

New Intonation Saddle – $65

Fill and Re-Cut Bridge Slot $125

Install Retro Fit Tuners $25

Different Style Tuning Machines$50 - $75 (incl. fill and touch up)

Structural Repairs, Finish &re-finishing Guitars

Cracked Head Stock or Cracked Neck $75.00 and up

Head-Splice $700.00 and Up (With Re-Finishing)

Top, Rim and Back Cracks $15 per inch

New Acoustic Guitar Top $800.00 and up

Re-Glue Loose Braces $25.00 Each and Up

Re-Glue Pick-guard $30.00 and up

Re-Glue loose bridge $100 and up

Replace Bridge $150 and up

Guitar Inlay - Quoted by the job

Partial Finish & Re-finishing guitars (Quoted by the Job)

Full Guitar Re-finish $800 and up

Electronics

Install Electric Guitar Pick Ups $25 per pick up (pick up not included)

Install Volume and Tone Pots $25 ea. (Pots not included)

Repair loose wire or jack $30

Complete re-wire $120 and up (parts not included)

Install Acoustic Pick Up $80 (in most cases)

tone shaping

If you are looking to improve the over all sound of your Acoustic Guitar then take a look at our Tone Shaping page. If you want to take your Electric Guitar to a whole new level of sound then take a look at our Pickup Rewinding page.

Brian....I can’t thank you enough for the great job you did in repairing myMartin guitar. When it had fallen and cracked, I was heartbroken. Ihad thought that it was done. I didn’t think it would ever be thesame.After taking it to you at Hawkins Guitars, you did what I thoughtwould be impossible. I can’t even tell where it was damaged and itplays better than it did before.The craftsmanship and speed in which you performed the repair was farbetter than I could have imagined.Not only was it repaired as new, your set up on the guitar wasfantastic. You went over everything to make sure the guitar I got backwas right....I will pass on and highly recommend Hawkins Guitars to anyone whoneeds guitar work done.Great job....You are the man....Thank YouPatrick K.

Brian,Thanks again for the beautiful work on the Tele (and the Variax too). You realigned the neck so that the 1st string isn’t dangerously close to the edge anymore. Sweet. And the overall playability on that guitar is better than it’s ever been, ...and what I had originally hoped for when I first put it together almost 30 years ago.

The neck, by the way, did have some custom work done to it. Originally it was a flat radius… maybe 16”. Although I loved the ebony, I never got used to the flatness. So, several years ago, when Kenny re-fretted it, he shaved the fingerboard down closer to a 12” radius, or so, and it seems a lot friendlier.

Now, with what you’ve done to the guitar, I’m thrilled with it… finally.